Mortality Rate and Predictors Among Patients with COVID-19 Related Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Mechanical Ventilation: a Retrospective Single Centre Study.

Aim: The objective of the study was to assess mortality rates in COVID-19 patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who also requiring mechanical ventilation. The predictors of mortality in this cohort were analysed, and the clinical characteristics recorded.

Material And Method: A single centre retrospective study was conducted on all COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit of the Epicura Hospital Center, Province of Hainaut, Belgium, between March 1st and April 30th 2020.

A New Formula for Predicting the Fraction of Delivered Oxygen During Low-Flow Oxygen Therapy.

Background: During O therapy at low flow in patients who breathe spontaneously, the fraction of delivered O (F ) is unknown. In recent years, F prediction formulas have been proposed. However, they do not take into account the effect of inspiratory flow (V̇) on the F .